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Berit Olam: 2 Kings: (Berit Olam)

Berit Olam: 2 Kings: (Berit Olam)


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Opening with the prophet Elijah's ascent into heaven and closing with the people of Judah's descent to Babylonia, 2 Kings charts the story of the two Israelite kingdoms until their destruction. This commentary unfolds the literary dimensions of 2 Kings, analyzes the strategies through which its words create a world of meaning, and examines the book's tales of prophets, political intrigue, royal apostasy, and religious reform as components of larger patterns. 2 Kings pays attention to the writers' methods of representing human character and of twisting chronological time for literary purposes. It also shows how the contests between kings and prophets are mirrored in the competing structures of regnal synchronization and prophecy-fulfillment. Much more than a common chronicle of royal achievements and disasters, 2 Kings emerges as a powerful history that creates memories and forges identities for its Jewish readers. 2 Kings is divided into four parts including Part One The Story of Elisha: 2 Kings 1:1-8:6"; Part Two "Revolutions in Aram, Israel, and Judah: 2 Kings 8:7-13:25"; Part Three "Turmoil and Tragedy for Israel: 2 Kings 14-17"; and Part Four "Renewal and Catastrophe for Judah: 2 Kings 18-25." Robert L. Cohn is professor of religion and holds the Philip and Muriel Berman Chair in Jewish studies at Lafayette College. Under the auspices of the American Jewish Committee, he lectured on Jewish interpretations of the Bible as the first American Jewish-scholar-in-residence at four Roman Catholic seminaries in Poland. "

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CONTENTS

Introduction  xi

Part One—The Story of Elisha: 2 Kings 1:1–8:6
  1. Elijah and the Dying Monarch: 2 Kings 1:2-18                                      3
  2. From Elijah to Elisha: 2 Kings 2:1-18                                                  10
  3. Miraculous Water in the Battle with Moab: 2 Kings 3:1-27                  18
  4. Multiplication of Oil: 2 Kings 4:1-7                                                       25
  5. Revival of a Dead Boy: 2 Kings 4:8-37                                                27
  6. Feeding the Hungry: 2 Kings 4:38-44.                                                 34
  7. Healing a Foreign Leper: 2 Kings 5:1-27                                             35
  8. Divining a Borrowed Tool: 2 Kings 6:1-7                                              43
  9. Diverting the Aramean Army: 2 Kings 6:8-23                                       44
 10. Ending the Siege of Samaria: 2 Kings 6:24–7:20                               48
 11. Recalling the Great Deeds of Elisha: 2 Kings 8:1-6                            55

Part Two—Revolutions in Aram, Israel, and Judah: 2 Kings 8:7–13:25
 12. Elisha Triggers a Coup in Aram:
     Hazael Takes Power: 2 Kings 8:7-15                                                     59
 13. The Reigns of Joram and Ahaziah of Judah: 2 Kings 8:16-29             62
 14. The Revolution of Jehu in Israel: 2 Kings 9:1–10:36                            65
 15. Jehoiada Engineers the Overthrow of Athaliah and
     the Accession of Jehoash in Judah: 2 Kings 11:1-20                             77
 16. The Achievement and Failure of King Jehoash: 2 Kings 12:1-22         81
 17. Yhwh Delivers Jehoahaz of Israel from Aram: 2 Kings 13:1-9             85
 18. Dying Elisha Promises Joash of Israel Victory over Aram:
     2 Kings 13:10-25                                                                                    87

Excursus                                                                                                      91

Part Three—Turmoil and Tragedy for Israel: 2 Kings 14–17 
 19. Amaziah of Judah and Joash of Israel: 2 Kings 14:1-22                      99
 20. Jeroboam Restores Israel’s Territory: 2 Kings 14:23-29                     103
 21. Coups in Israel but Stability in Judah: 2 Kings 15:1-38                       105
 22. Ahaz of Judah Submits to Assyria: 2 Kings 16:1-19                            111
 23. The Fall of Israel and Its Interpretation: 2 Kings 17:1-23                    116

Part Four—Renewal and Catastrophe for Judah: 2 Kings 18–25
 24. Hezekiah’s Reform, Rebellion, and Recanting: 2 Kings 18:1-16        125
 25. The First Assyrian Mission to Hezekiah and Isaiah’s Oracles:
      2 Kings 18:17–19:9a                                                                           128
 26. The Second Assyrian Mission to Hezekiah and Isaiah’s Oracles:
      2 Kings 19:9b-37                                                                                 135
 27. Hezekiah’s Illness and Its Consequences: 2 Kings 20:1-21               140
 28. Two Dreadful Kings: 2 Kings 21:1-26                                                 146
 29. Josiah Finds a Scroll and Orders a Reformation:
     2 Kings 22:1–23:30                                                                              151
 30. The Last Four Kings of Judah: 2 Kings 23:31–25:7                           163   
 31. The Aftermath in Jerusalem, Judah, and Babylon:
     2 Kings 25:8-30                                                                                    169

Suggestions for Further Reading                                                              174
General Index                                                                                            176
Index of Scriptural References                                                                  181

About the Author :
Robert L. Cohn is professor of religion and holds the Philip and Muriel Berman Chair in Jewish studies at Lafayette College. Under the auspices of the American Jewish Committee, he lectured on Jewish interpretations of the Bible as the first American Jewish-scholar-in-residence at four Roman Catholic seminaries in Poland.

Review :
Robert Cohn is one of the most perceptive literary interpreters of biblical narrative at work today. He combines an unrivaled sense of literary artistry with a profound empathy for the religious dimension of the text. Professor Cohn's commentary on 2 Kings is a delight to read and a source of instruction and spiritual enrichment for anyone lucky enough to dip into it. I commend it with enthusiasm. There is nothing else like it."Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard University Cohn's probing eyes surface narrative worlds, each focused yet open to unexpected horizons. Wolfgang Roth, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary Robert Cohn has written a refreshingly different commentary on 2 Kings ... Graced by a clear, accessible style, Cohn's 2 Kings is an exemplary demonstration of what close interpretation of a text is all about.Peter Machinist, Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages, Harvard University It introduces its readers into the literary richness of a text that too often has been reduced to merely a historical source.Journal of Hebrew Scriptures In 2 Kings, Robert Cohn, the Philip and Muriel Berman professor of Jewish Studies at Lafayette College, offers an admirably clear, jargon-free commentary on what he calls 'the literary dimension of history writing.' ... He well serves general readers and professionals engaged with the Bible who will be able to make their own contemporary applications.Hebrew Studies


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  • ISBN-13: 9780814650547
  • Publisher: Liturgical Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Liturgical Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 210
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: Berit Olam
  • Weight: 530 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0814650546
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2000
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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